Iraq’s Mosul rises from the ashes, five years after liberation from IS group
By France24
08 January 2023 |
5:59 am
Five years after the end of the war against the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq, the fight against jihadist holdouts continues in some areas. In Mosul, which lived for more than three years under the yoke of the terrorists, residents are determined to reconquer their cultural and historical heritage.
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